The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 354

Zhu Xiuniang went home and plunged into the small study to study again.

Zhu Que came to ask, and the answer was still a study of knowledge. Zhu Que saw that although she was not bullied by Zhao Tun, she seemed to be a little stunned by reading, so she was worried, but there was nothing she could do.

Zhao Tong summoned Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Xian to discuss the matter. It took a full half a day, and finally Yao Pingzhong went out sweating profusely, and Zhang Xian's face was also pale.

There are more than [-] nobles in Jiangning City, and this does not count the servants, maids and guards. If you count them all, there are tens of thousands.

The Xu and Gao families who left the city before were not from the local family in Jiangning, and had a slightly smaller population. However, the large local gentry families in Jiangning have hundreds or even one or two hundred members, or even more.

Zhao Tun sat quietly behind the table, without any expression on his face...

More than a dozen miles south of Jiangning City, in an open-air tea shed next to the official road, Fang Qifo was reading a letter, which was written to him by Li Fei, envoy of Guangming Right.

Fang Qifo carefully read the seal of the Guangming Order on the letter, and identified it as authentic. He also read the opening statement and confirmed that it was written by Li Fei, because only the Guangming Envoy is qualified to know many things, which cannot be faked.

It's just that what Li Fei said next was so shocking that even Fang Qifo couldn't help changing his face one after another, and remained silent for a long time after reading the letter.

Shi Qian peeked at Fang Qifo in front of him. This is the bright left envoy of the Ming Cult, second only to the leader Fang La, the number two figure, under one person and above ten thousand people.

Shi Qian felt that Fang Qifo was very strange, with an indescribable peculiar temperament, he seemed to be only in his twenties when he first saw him, and he seemed to be in his thirties and forties when he continued to look at him. , Then he looks like a teenager in his teens.

It was very strange, very strange, Shi Qian was a little nervous, but he was not afraid, the nervousness was because of the weirdness of the Seven Buddhas, and he was not at all afraid of what he was doing right now.

Just like the song he sang, his grandfather was born in the mountains and had no land or money. In the past two or three years, his comfortable life in Suiyulou has surpassed the previous ten or twenty years, and his life has not been in vain since then.

In the past two or three years, he followed Ouyang Bei to the Jiaofang Division to see many plays, listen to many songs, and gained a lot of knowledge.

Knowing that Mr. Mengchang has three thousand customers, many of them are thieves. He knows that his family has no skills, so he also calls himself a thieves. He only hopes that one day he can use this trivial means to repay the kindness of the second king. The love of reinvention.

As for life and death, what does it matter?A scar the size of a bowl was lost on his head, and after 18 years he became a hero again, in the green forest of rivers and lakes, he used to eat with his head pinned to his belt.

Shi Qian was not afraid in his heart, he was calm and calm in Fang Qifo's eyes, he nodded secretly, and said: "Brother Shi, I read what Li You envoy said in the letter, there are still a group of holy disciples outside the city?"

Shi Qian stretched out his hand and pointed to the west: "Marshal, there is a Qingliang mountain right there, and there is a Qingliang temple in the mountain. About a hundred brothers have settled there, and they also worship the Mingzun. They worship every day. Dare to forget your roots."

Fang Qifo was overjoyed when he heard the words. What Li Fei said in the letter was too shocking. If he only looked at Shi Qian but had no reference, he didn't know whether the other party was reliable. It would be difficult to make a decision for a while. If more people Only by comparing can we judge whether Li Feixin's strategy is feasible.

"Okay, Brother Shi, can you take me to watch it?" Fang Qifo said.

"It's all right, and my subordinates don't lie to the Marshal. Just two days ago, the brothers from Qingliang Temple killed two groups of gentry who fled the city. I heard that they were all well-known big families in the south of the Yangtze River, so they took the lead. Waiting for the marshal to come to ask for credit." Shi Qian said.

"There is such a thing?" This was beyond Fang Qifo's expectations. He led the army to the south, just like Fang La. Every time he fell into a city, he would definitely kill all the gentry. There are not many waiting to be killed. For this reason, he also made a special roster here, which recorded the names and characteristics of the famous gentry in Zhejiang, Zhejiang and Jiang, and searched by name every time he entered a city.

"That's true. The brothers from Qingliang Temple killed hundreds of thieves that night. They also seized two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. They are all waiting to be presented to the Marshal." Shi Qian watched Fang Qifo was surprised, and hurriedly added fuel to the fire.

"Okay, okay!" Fang Qifo said with a smile: "I didn't expect Li Youshi's brothers to be so brave. This commander will definitely write down great achievements, and we will discuss meritorious deeds together after we take Jiangning City!"

"Thank you Marshal for your compliment!" Shi Qian saluted.

"Brother Shi, you are welcome. Hurry up and head to Jiangning with me, surround the city first, and then go to Qingliang Temple to visit the brothers!" Fang Qifo ordered while speaking, the army continued to move forward, and Shi Qian himself Get into the team.

After a distance of more than ten miles, it didn't take long to see Jiangning. I saw this majestic and vast city with strict barriers. Flags and flags fluttered on the top of the city.

Shi Bao said: "Marshal, what a big city!"

Fang Qifo nodded and said: "It's not the first time I've come to Jiangning. I visited the city once a few years ago when I was looking for old friends. It's so bustling inside that I almost lost my way."

Shi Bao scratched his head and said, "Marshal is always making fun of his subordinates, with Marshal's skills, how can he get lost?"

Fang Qifo sighed: "This has nothing to do with martial arts. The dog officials and evil gentry in this city have built countless palaces, towers and pavilions, which are extremely luxurious and corrupt. If you don't know the way, you don't know where you are going."

Shi Bao suddenly said bitterly: "They are all people's fat and people's ointment that they searched for, and they all deserve to be hacked to pieces!"

Fang Qifo nodded: "The army is going north all the way, the news can't be concealed, and I don't know how many officials and gentry in Jiangning city heard the news and ran away. I see what Li Youshi's letter mentioned, this Jiangning is Zhao Song's right now. King Qin is in town, but he is a powerful person, so be careful."

Shi Bao wondered, "King of Birds? The emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasty is also a jerk, how did he give his own child such a title?"

Fang Qifo glanced at him, and said in silence for a while, "It's Qin from the Qin Dynasty, not a beast."

Shi Bao blushed and said with a smile: "It is more appropriate for my subordinates to look at animals as animals. The Zhao and Song courts are full of corrupt officials, and the royal family is the same. Animals are no different."

The other generals next to him applauded when they heard the words, saying that it would be more appropriate to call him the King of Birds, so Fang Qifo could only helplessly shake his head and let them go.

After observing the city for a while, Fang Qifo saw that there was no movement inside, so he began to dispatch troops to arrange troops. The soldiers and horses at the front began to besiege the city, and the rear set up camp on the spot.

Jiangning City is huge, and the moat outside is extremely wide. Normally, it is not easy to enclose such a big city.

But Fang Qifo's soldiers and horses have reached 20 at this moment, and the siege of the city can be easily done. After he issued the military order, he saw the iron stream rolling, people shouting and horses neighing, and surrounded Jiangning on both sides.

Zhao Tong had received the news from the Xuan Fu Division, and was standing on the top of the city watching. Wang Zhi stood aside and said, "My lord, there are so many enemy troops. For the time being, we can only defend to the death!"

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Take a look at them, they are all mobs, if you want to surround them, you can surround them, keep the city tight, and just go out of the city."

Wang Ting said: "Your Majesty has a high opinion. With the majesty of Jiangning City and the abundance of food and grass, as long as it is properly defended, even if it takes a year or so for the bandit army, they will not be able to score a single point."

Zhao Tong said: "The reward grid will be distributed, the Jiangning defenders and the Gyeonggi forbidden army will receive the same rewards, and there will be no distinction between the three systems of the forbidden township."

Wang Ting heard that it was true. Originally, the rewards for meritorious deeds of the forbidden army were different from those of the Xiang army and the township soldiers. The difference was more than several times. Zhao Tong brought 5 forbidden troops and integrated 1 forbidden troops from Jiangning, which was [-]. There are more than [-] town soldiers left, these people have different organizational systems, and now Zhao Tuo ordered the same merit and reward, which is an unprecedented event.

Then Zhao Tun stood at the top of the city and looked at it for a while, and saw that the opposite side was building camps and digging fortifications, and there was a lot of enthusiasm, but there was nothing new in it, they were all conservative and old-fashioned ways of besieging the city, so he lost interest and shook it. Sleeves went straight to town.

Outside the city, Fang Qifo's army was in full swing, tents, fortifications, burying pots for cooking, and so on. But it is the Jade Rabbit who has been promoted.

Originally, Fang Qifo planned to visit Qingliang Temple in Qingliang Mountain today. After all, he also wanted to familiarize himself with the surrounding terrain of Jiangning, but seeing that it was getting dark outside, he gave up his thoughts. His coach is not good, he left the army on the first day, and it was still at night.

In the early morning of the second day, Fang Qifo got up and inspected a circle of camps, then ordered several generals, took 1000 troops, and headed west under the leadership of Shi Qian.

In Qingliang Temple, believers at the bottom of the mountain heard the news and came back to report that Wu Song and Luo Jinshui already knew about Fang Qifo's siege of Jiangning City.

But because they didn't communicate with Shi Qian, they couldn't tell whether Shi Qian had contacted the Seven Buddhas above, so they could only wait cautiously.

Before noon, believers patrolling outside came into the temple to report that there was a team under the banner of holy characters coming down the mountain. The two guessed that the team of Fang Qifo had arrived, so they hurried down to greet them.

After a while, Fang Qifo and others were brought into the temple, and after a while of greetings, Wu Song and Luo Jinshui presented the heads of those gentry, and two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were also carried into the temple. eyes.

Fang Qifo ordered his subordinates to compare the characteristics of the heads, and asked the accents of the gentry who were robbed and killed, whether they had mentioned their surnames. Finally, after confirming their identities, they couldn't help being very happy. They were actually two big families in Hangzhou. Looking at Luo Jinshui, he said with a smile: "Brothers Luo Wu, is Li Youshi in the army now?"

When Luo Jinshui first met Fang Qifo, he revealed the identity of the forbidden army. As for Li Fei, the right envoy of Guangming, his background registered in the Mingjiao General Altar was from Longyou. When he came to the Central Plains, he joined the army of Luzhou and entered Wang Qing's army to recruit Ming Cult followers. When Wang Qing was defeated, he took the opportunity to join the Song army and obtained a military post.

In fact, there are flaws in this background, but the flaws are not big, and if Liyanazha, the Uighur Mingjiao saint, speaks about this matter, no matter how big the flaw is, it will be covered up, and no one will doubt Li Fei's identity and origin.

As the saint of the Uighur Mingjiao, Liyanaza has no reason to harm the Central Plains Mingjiao, and Liyanazha doesn't know that the Central Plains Mingjiao is going to rebel, so even though Li Fei is in the Central Plains and his heart is in the Uighur, he will never be with Zhao What hook up did the Song court have?

In addition, the relationship between the Uyghur Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty is actually not good. The Great Song Dynasty fought the Qing and Tang Dynasties twice. When the Longyou Protectorate was established, it directly opposed the Uighurs, and the Uighurs had a good relationship with the Liao Kingdom. There were also people in the country who believed in the original shamanism of the Liao Kingdom, so they became even more hostile to the Song Dynasty.

No matter how thoughtful Fang Qifo was, he would not doubt Lianazha. He read what Li Fei said in the letter. Although the matter was surprising, it was generally feasible, so he asked about Li Fei's official position. After all, the letter said, If the official is small, it is difficult to do it.

Luo Jinshui replied: "Marshal, the right envoy is now the deputy capital commander of the first army."

The establishment of the imperial army is generally 50 people for a team, two teams for a capital, five for a command (battalion, small army), five command for an army, ten armies for a wing, and two wings to form a large army.

The chief officers of the army, the Xiang, and the main army are all commanders, and there are two deputy commanders below.

Fang Qifo naturally knew the establishment of the forbidden army. An army consisted of 500 people. The deputy commander of the capital was not a small officer, but there was also a commander of the capital above.

He pondered slightly, Luo Jinshui said again: "However, when I came out, the Right Envoy happened to be in charge of the gate of the west city, with a thousand soldiers under him, including disciples of my Holy Cult."

Fang Qifo couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard the words, but it's because the current officials are not as good as the current ones. He asked, "Which gate is in the western city?"

There are thirteen city gates in the four walls of Jiangning, not counting the water gates, eighteen gates including the water gates, and three gates in the west city, and two more water gates.

Luo Jinshui hurriedly said which city gate, Fang Qifo began to think, he had been to Jiangning, because he had been caressing at that time, he had carefully observed the gates of Jiangning, and now he couldn't help thinking more and more cleverly, this Li Fei The city gate guarded is simply too suitable for a sneak attack by troops.

After a while, he nodded and said: "What else did the right envoy say to you two? Although I have read the letter from the right envoy, I still have some doubts in my heart. Can the right envoy explain the complicated points in the plan? "

Luo Jinshui hurriedly said: "The right envoy did explain in detail, Marshal, please listen to his subordinates to speak slowly..."

Zhao Tong spent the whole morning reading in the study, wishing Xiuniang the future today, thinking that the woman must have been startled by his words, she couldn't think of a reason to refute, and Fang Qifo was approaching the city again, so she didn't have time to go to the door.

He called Ding Daxie, and after confessing a few words, he asked him to invite someone to Zhu Que's house.

About half an hour later, Ding Daxie invited the people, and saw that although Zhu Xiuniang's calm demeanor remained unchanged, her expression was a little haggard. After entering, she said politely: "Why is the lord calling the girls here? But you still want to talk about learning?"

Zhao Tang glanced at her, shook his head and said, "Now that the bandit army is approaching the city, I don't even have the mind to discuss learning."

Zhu Xiuniang asked suspiciously: "Then the prince is..."

Zhao Tong said indifferently: "This king feels that there are dangers inside and outside Jiangning City at the moment, and you may not wish your family to be safe, so I took Xiuniang to come and live here for a few days."

ah? !Zhu Xiuniang was taken aback when she heard the words, is this going to keep her here?This is not okay, what is this?So how can her reputation survive?How can I go out to meet people in the future?
"My lord, this matter is absolutely impossible, how can the daughter of the people stay here..."

Zhao Tang interrupted her words impatiently with a wave of his hand, and said: "I will stay here as long as I want you to stay. How can there be so many words? Come here and send Xiu Niang to rest at the back!"

(End of this chapter)